聽懂老外聊生活英語對話 美食 19：禮多人不怪

　　Topic19 禮多人不怪

　　情境導讀

　　Wang Mei 要和她的老板到西餐廳吃飯，向Daisy 請教西餐禮儀。Daisy 幫她解決了這個難題。

　　英語情景會話

　　(以下W代表Wang Mei，D代表Daisy)

　　W: Some problem is really eating away at me.

　　D: What happened?

　　W: I am going to a western restaurant for dinner with my boss. Can you tell me some dos and don'ts? After all. courtesy costs nothing.

　　D: Well. first you need to make a reservation before you cat at a western restaurant. If not. you may have to wait for a long time for a table.

　　W: Oh, I see. Anything else?

　　D : When eating, don't slurp your food. Western people will find it most unpleasant.

　　W: But in China, it is a good way to show how much we like this food.

　　D: When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Then, you should remember to pay tip after eating.

　　W: How much should I pay for the tip?

　　D: The amount of the tip is up to you, but it's usually 15 to 20 percent of the bill.

　　英語筆記

　　1.此處出現(xiàn)了消音的現(xiàn)象，what happened 讀作/'w? 'hæp?n/。

　　2.dos 中的"s" 此處發(fā)音為/z/，而don'ts 詞尾的字母t 與s 連讀為/ts/。dos and don'ts 在此指“注意事項”。

　　3.find it 連讀作/fa?n d?/。

　　英語語音語調

　　s的變音

　　dos and don'ts 中s的發(fā)音并不是它原來的讀音/s/，而是發(fā)生了變音。這是s在不同情況下的變音，具體情況如下：

　　1.s在詞首時，讀/s/，如：sister/'s?st?/,sweater/?swet?/。

　　2.s在詞尾一般讀/s/，如：yes /jes/。但在少數(shù)詞中讀/z/，如：his /h?z/。

　　3.s在清輔音前后讀/s/，如：books /'b?ks/，best/best/。

　　4.s在濁輔音前后以及元音后一般讀/s/，如：bags/bæɡz/，whose/hu:z/。

　　5.在t和d之后的s分別與t和d連讀為/ts/和/dz/，如：cats /kæts/，foods/fu:dz/。